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Editor's note: We're live blogging from the Supreme Court today as the nation waits to see how the justices will rule on the health care law. You can follow along below as CNN Supreme Court Producer Bill Mears and Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin get the latest details live from the court as well as analysis when the opinion is delivered. Watch live coverage and analysis on CNN TV, CNN's mobile apps and http://cnn.com/live.
[Updated at 12:23 p.m. ET] President Obama touted the benefits of the law he championed as he reacted to the Supreme Court's ruling.
"By this August, nearly 13 million of you will receive a rebate from your insurance company because it spent too much on things like administration and CEO bonuses and not enough on your healthcare," Obama said.
Other benefits include lower drug costs for seniors as well as denying insurers the option to deny coverage because of pre-existing conditions. It also provides free preventative care in certain cases and issues credits to those who can't afford their health insurance premiums.
Each state will decide its "own menu of options" and they're welcome to come up with ways to cover more people and improve costs, Obama said.
The president said he respects concerns about the bill and he understands that people are worried that it was politically driven, but he said it should be clear by now he didn't push for the act because it was "good politics."
"I did it because I believed it was good for the American people," he said.
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[Updated at 12:16 p.m. ET] President Barack Obama on Thursday called the Supreme Court's decision upholding his signature health care law "a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law."
"They've reaffirmed a fundamental principle, that here in America, the wealthiest nation on Earth, no illness or accident should lead to any family's financial ruin," Obama said.
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Opinion: Health care victory, but still a long way to go
[Updated at 12:12 p.m. ET] Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minnesota, responded to the ruling by saying, "This is a turning point in American history. We will never be the same again with this denial of liberty interests. But also it is a black cloud pragmatically speaking on economic recovery. There will be no hope of economic recovery between now and the election. We have exhausted now our legal solutions to be able to rid the nation of Obamacare. Now, we have to look for a political solution."
[Updated at 11:57 a.m. ET] GOP presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney is speaking now regarding health care.
"I will act to repeal Obamacare" if elected president, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said. "Obamacare was bad law yesterday. It's bad law today."
He wet on to cite the economic impact of the healthcare law. It raises taxes and cuts Medicare by hundreds of millions of dollars, while adding trillions to the national debt. It "pushes those obligations onto coming generations."
Romney said that in light of the Supreme Court decision, Americans must decide if they want more government and more deficits and if they want to lose their preferred insurance or if they want to "return to a time when the American people will have their own choice in healthcare."
"This is a time of choice for the American people. Our mission is clear: If we want to get rid of Obamacare, we have to replace President Obama," he said.
[Updated at 11:55 a.m. ET] Vicki Kennedy, the wife of late Sen. Edward Kennedy released the following statement regarding the health care ruling.
"I applaud the decision by the United States Supreme Court this morning, upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. We still have much work to do to implement the law, and I hope we can all come together now to complete that
work. The stakes are too high for us to do otherwise.
As my late husband Senator Edward Kennedy said: 'What we face is above all a moral issue; that at stake are not just the details of policy, but fundamental principles of social justice and the character of our country.'"
[Updated at 11:49 a.m. ET] The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said it is for comprehensive healthcare reform, especially for the poor, but it opposes the Supreme Court decision for three reasons.
"First, ACA allows use of federal funds to pay for elective abortions and for plans that cover such abortions, contradicting longstanding federal policy. The risk we identified in this area has already materialized, particularly in the initial approval by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of "high risk" insurance pools that would have covered abortion.
Second, the Act fails to include necessary language to provide essential conscience protection, both within and beyond the abortion context. We have provided extensive analyses of ACA's defects with respect to both abortion and conscience. The lack of statutory conscience protections applicable to ACA's new mandates has been illustrated in dramatic fashion by HHS's "preventive services" mandate, which forces religious and other employers to cover sterilization and contraception, including abortifacient drugs.
Third, ACA fails to treat immigrant workers and their families fairly. ACA leaves them worse off by not allowing them to purchase health coverage in the new exchanges created under the law, even if they use their own money. This undermines the Act's stated goal of promoting access to basic life-affirming health care for everyone, especially for those most in need."
[Updated at 11:37 a.m. ET] Lots of reaction from the political world on this decision, which was seen as an issue that could sway the upcoming election.
But just as much as this is a political issue, the real impact is on everyday Americans.
Here's a look at how some of those people reacted to the decision.
[Updated at 11:37 a.m. ET] Family Research Council President Tony Perkins made the following comments:
"Today's Supreme Court decision will do serious harm to American families. Not only is the individual mandate a profound attack on our liberties, but it is only one section among hundreds of provisions in the law that will force taxpayers to fund abortions, violate their conscience rights, and impose a massive tax and debt burden on American families.
"The Obama administration has created, for the first time in American history, new federal regulations that toss aside the constitutional right to religious freedom by forcing religious institutions and employers to pay for abortion-causing drugs, contraceptives and sterilizations.
[Updated at 11:30 a.m. ET] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid gave his reaction to the ruling.
"No longer will American families be a car accident or heart attack away from bankruptcy," Reid said. "Unfortunately Republicans in Congress continue to target the rights and benefits guaranteed under this law. They'd like to give the power back to the insurance companies, the power of life and death back to the insurance companies. But our supreme court has spoken. The matter is settled."
[Updated at 11:24 a.m. ET] Al Sharpton, television host and president of the National Action Network, called the decision today a "breakthrough of sunshine in a long dark night of right-wing assaults on the American middle and working class."
"After being bombarded with divisiveness and extremism politics it is refreshing that the courts took a step towards not interfering with the health care of American people that is sadly in jeopardy as clearly addressed by the President's Health Care Act," he added.
[Updated at 11:22 a.m. ET] John Seffrin, CEO of the American Cancer Society, has released a statement which says in part:
"The ruling is a victory for people with cancer and their families nationwide, who for decades have been denied health coverage, charged far more than they can afford for lifesaving care and forced to spend their life savings on necessary treatment, simply because they have a pre-existing condition.
The decision ensures that critical patient protections benefiting cancer patients and survivors will be implemented, such as those prohibiting insurance companies from denying coverage to people with a pre-existing condition, requiring insurers to provide consumers with easy-to-understand summaries about their coverage and requiring health plans in the individual market to offer essential benefits needed to prevent and treat a serious condition such as cancer.
The ruling also preserves vital provisions that are already improving the ability of people with cancer and their families to access needed care by ensuring that proven preventive services such as mammograms and colonoscopies are offered at no cost to patients, eliminating arbitrary dollar limits on coverage that can suddenly terminate care and prohibiting insurance companies from unfairly revoking coverage when a person gets sick."
[Updated at 11:20 a.m. ET] This major decision from the Supreme Court has a huge impact on a lot of people, in addition to being historically significant. To help understand it, take a look at our interactive which breaks down the decision.
[Updated at 11:18 a.m. ET] Presumptive GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney will make a statement on the court's ruling at 11:45 a.m., according to his campaign.
[Updated at 11:16 a.m. ET] CNN Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin shares his quick reactions and observations on the ruling:
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[Updated at 11:09 a.m. ET] President Barack Obama will deliver remarks in reaction to the ruling at 12:15 p.m. ET.
[Updated at 11:06 a.m. ET] Reaction now coming in at a fast rate, in both statements, and tweets from those on both sides of this issue.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell denounced the Supreme Court's ruling, saying the Affordable Healthcare Act has limited choices and increased costs for American.
"Today's decision makes one thing clear: Congress must act to repeal this misguided law. … Today's decision does nothing to diminish the fact that Obamacare's mandates, tax hikes, and Medicare cuts should be repealed and replaced with common sense reforms that lower costs and that the American people actually want."
McConnell, who has spearheaded Senate GOP efforts to repeal the bill and has delivered more than 110 speeches from the floor concerning the bill, said he promises to make a vote to repeal the healthcare law the primary business of the 2013 session if a GOP majority is voted into the Senate.
Presently, the Senate is controlled by Democrats, while the House is controlled by Republicans.
The RNC has already released a new video and a website, seen below. And Republicans are planning for their next move
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And senators on both sides are weighing in.
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[Updated at 10:59 a.m. ET] An Obama administration source says the White House really did not know what was going to happen.
They are a bit surprised Roberts ruled to uphold but not Kennedy. The only word for it is elation, this person emphasizes.
iReport: Did court make right decision?
[Updated at 10:58 a.m. ET] Jeremy Lazarus, president of the American Medical Association, released a statement:
The expanded health care coverage upheld by the Supreme Court will allow patients to see their doctors earlier rather than waiting for treatment until they are sicker and care is more expensive. The decision upholds funding for important research on the effectiveness of drugs and treatments and protects expanded coverage for prevention and wellness care, which has already benefited about 54 million Americans.
The health reform law upheld by the Supreme Court simplifies administrative burdens, including streamlining insurance claims, so physicians and their staff can spend more time with patients and less time on paperwork. It protects those in the Medicare 'donut hole,' including the 5.1 million Medicare patients who saved significantly on prescription drugs in 2010 and 2011. These important changes have been made while maintaining our American system with both private and public insurers."
[Updated at 10:57 a.m. ET] Two key quotes here in the decision:
"The Federal Government does not have the power to order people to buy health insurance. Section 5000A would therefore be unconstitutional if read as a command. The Federal Government does have the power to impose a tax on those without health insurance. Section 5000A is therefore constitutional, because it can reasonably be read as a tax," Roberts said in his opinion
"The Framers created a Federal Government of limited powers, and assigned to this Court the duty of enforcing those limits. The Court does so today. But the Court does not express an opinion on the wisdom of the Affordable Care Act. Under the Constitution, that judgment is reserved to the people."
[Updated at 10:54 a.m. ET] House Speaker John Boehner renewed calls to reverse the Obama administration's signature health care overhaul after Thursday's Supreme Court decision upholding the act, saying the decision "underscores the urgency of repealing this harmful law in its entirety."
[Updated at 10:52 a.m. ET] House minority leader Nancy Pelosi declared the court's ruling a "victory for the American people."
"With this ruling, Americans will benefit from critical patient protections, lower costs for the middle class, more coverage for families, and greater accountability for the insurance industry," she said.
Pelosi further said that the Affordable Healthcare Act will prevent children from being denied coverage for pre-existing conditions, lower drug costs for seniors and allow students and young adults to stay on their parents' plan.
"In passing health reform, we made history for our nation and progress for the American people," Pelosi said. "We completed the unfinished business of our society and strengthened the character of our country. We ensured health care would be a right for all, not a privilege for the few."
[Updated at 10:50 a.m. ET] While the court found the Medicaid provision as it stands is unconstitutional, they said they think the government can make an easy fix to that problem, CNN Supreme Court Producer Bill Mears notes.
"Confident that Congress would not have intended anything different we conclude that the rest of the act need not fall in light of our constitutional holding," Roberts wrote in the majority opinion.
[Updated at 10:48 a.m. ET] National Nurses United issued a statement saying that the Supreme Court decision "should not be seen as the end of the efforts by health care activists for a permanent fix of our broken healthcare system."
The group will "step up" its campaign to push for reform for "a universal program based on patient need, not on profits or ability to pay. That's Medicare for all," said NNU co-president Jean Ross. "It is not time to stop, but a reminder to begin that effort anew."
"Nurses experience the crisis our patients continue to endure every day. That's the reason we will continue to work for reform that is universal, that doesn't bankrupt families or leave patients in the often cruel hands of merciless insurance companies," said NNU Co-president Karen Higgins.
[Updated at 10:47 a.m. ET] "Today's historic ruling by the nation's highest court marks a significant milestone in our national efforts to improve the delivery and financing of health services in the U.S. and to promote health and wellness rather than disease treatment. The Supreme Court's decision allows for long-overdue changes made possible by the law to move forward without question or further delay," said American Public Health Association executive director Georges Benjamin.
[Updated at 10:44 a.m. ET] You can read the full court opinion here (PDF)
[Updated at 10:43 a.m. ET] Chief Justice John Roberts wrote about the individual mandate, citing the taxing clause:
"It is reasonable to construe what Congress has done as increasing taxes on those who have a certain amount of income, but choose to go without insurance. Such legislation is within Congress' power to tax."
[Updated at 10:39 a.m. ET] Swift reaction coming from the Republican National Committee and GOP members:
Saying the high court had set "the stakes for the November election," Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said the only way to defeat what the RNC calls "Obamacare" is to elect a new president.
Priebus describes the Affordable Healthcare Act as a "budget-busting government takeover" and says up to 20 million Americans could lose their employer-funded coverage as a result of the act.
"A panel of unelected bureaucrats now has the unprecedented authority to come between elderly patients and their doctors. Meanwhile, the rules and regulations placed on job creators and small businesses make it nearly impossible to hire new workers at a time when Americans desperately need jobs," Priebus wrote.
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[Updated at 10:38 a.m. ET] Physicians for a National Health Program responded critically to the Supreme Court's decision, saying that the ruling did not amount to universal coverage, 26 million people will remain uninsured, it keeps in place high co-pays and gaps in coverage and it will not control costs.
"Why is this so? Because the ACA perpetuates a dominant role for the private insurance industry. Each year, that industry siphons off hundreds of billions of health care dollars for overhead, profit and the paperwork it demands from doctors and hospitals; it denies care in order to increase insurers' bottom line; and it obstructs any serious effort to control costs," the group's statement said.
It said a "single-payer, improved-Medicare-for-all system" would remedy these problems, including the issue of cost. Ideally, the group said, such a system would pay "all medical bills, streamlines administration, and reins in costs for medications and other supplies through its bargaining clout."
[Updated at 10:34 a.m. ET] Here are the big main points out of the ruling:
[Updated at 10:31 a.m. ET] A senior administration official tells CNN that President Barack Obama will speak within a couple of hours.
[Updated at 10:29 a.m. ET] House minority leader Nancy Pelosi has reacted to the ruling:
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[Updated at 10:28 a.m. ET] In its 5-4 decision to uphold the U.S. health care law, the Supreme Court answered several key questions:
Question: Can the court decide the constitutionality of health care now, or does it have to wait a few years?
To answer, the court had to decide whether a penalty the law imposes on people who do not have health insurance amounts to a tax.
A previously obscure law mandated that the legality of a tax cannot be challenged until it is imposed, and the health care law doesn't call for penalties until 2014.
The court's answer: The court upheld the entire law.
Question: Is the requirement that people have health insurance - the so-called individual mandate - constitutional?
The court's answer: Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the commerce clause did not apply, but the mandate stands under the taxing clause.
Question: If the individual mandate is unconstitutional, can the rest of the law stand, or is the whole thing unconstitutional?
The court's answer: The mandate is constitutional, rendering moot further questions on the rest of the law.
Question: Can the federal government force states to expand their share of Medicaid costs and administration?
The court's answer: Yes, but the justices ruled that the federal government cannot remove existing Medicaid funding if the states choose not to participate in the new program.
[Updated at 10:26 a.m. ET] Because the individual mandate has been upheld, and is essentially the funding behind everything else, this can be seen in large part as a major victory for President Obama, CNN Supreme Court Producer Bill Mears said.
Chief Justice John Roberts was the swing vote in the decision, Kate Bolduan reports, joining Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
[Updated at 10:22 a.m. ET] CNN's Kate Bolduan says that while the opinion upholds the healthcare plan, the opinion says the court "does not express any opinion on the wisdom of the Affordable Healthcare Act."
That judgment is up to the people, according to the ruling.
The importance of the decision cannot be overstated: It will have an immediate and long-term impact on all Americans, both in how they get medicine and health care, and also in vast, yet-unknown areas of "commerce."
[Updated at 10:19 a.m. ET] Even though there's disagreement on the issue, the majority ruling is essentially saying it is up to the branches to work out the differences.
"When a court confronts an unconstitutional statue its endeavor must be to conserve, not destroy the legislation," Ginsburg wrote.
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The decision is 110 pages, including the dissent, which was written together by Justices Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas and Alito.
A concurring opinion was written by Justice Ginsberg.
[Updated at 10:16 a.m. ET] Kate Bolduan reports that the Chief Justice John Roberts issued a long opinion in which he said the controversial individual mandate may be upheld and is within Congress' power under the taxing clause rather than the commerce clause.
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[Updated at 10:15 a.m. ET] The Supreme Court has upheld the entire health care law by a vote of 5 to 4, Supreme Court Producer Bill Mears said. That includes the medicare provision.
"[Updated at 10:06 a.m. ET] In a landmark decision that will impact the nation for decades, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a key provision of President Barack Obama's health care law, ruling that requiring people to have health insurance violates the Constitution.
Chief Justice John Roberts had noted that however that the mandate would have been struck down based on the commerce clause , saying it would "open a new and vast domain" for Congressional power.
[Updated at 10:00 a.m. ET] A federal law making it a crime to falsely claim military medals earned was struck down Thursday by the Supreme Court. The 6-3 ruling was a free speech victory but perhaps in name only - for a onetime California public official who publicly lied about winning the prestigious Medal of Honor.
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At issue is the constitutional value of false statements of fact, and whether Congress went too far when passing the Stolen Valor Act in 2006.
The Supreme Court ruling effectively has thrown out the Stolen Valor act, a federal law that would make it a crime to lie about receiving certain military honors.
Some justices expressed concerns during February arguments that the act could "chill" other types of speech, while others said they felt the law was narrowly tailored and preserved the integrity of military honors.
[Updated at 9:58 a.m. ET] CNN's Brian Todd described a lively atmosphere outside the Supreme Court as critics and advocates of government health care – including Tea Party Patriots and the group, Protect Our Care – attempt to "outdo each other with chants."
Some of the more colorful characters include belly dancers and a man dressed as a American Revolution-era patriot.
The friction over the healthcare issue is on display as the crowd of hundreds makes their sentiments known, Todd said.
[Updated at 9:55 a.m. ET] The five minute warning has gone off in the courtroom and the press room. That's a signal that the public session will begin in five minutes. Soon after that we'll get our first ruling.
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[Updated at 9:54 a.m. ET] In addition to this live blog we'll be having full coverage on air, on CNN.com and on our mobile apps. As soon as the ruling comes down our experts will be breaking down what this means on air and in opinion pieces. And we'll likely also hear from many groups weighing in on the issue.
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[Updated at 9:47 a.m. ET] CNN Supreme Court Producer Bill Mears notes it has gotten eerily quiet inside the Supreme Court press room. Many, if not most, of the reporters have gone into the actual courtroom to hear the decision.
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There are a lot more reporters than normal at the court today, Mears notes, given the likely historic nature of this decision.
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[Updated at 9:46 a.m. ET] Nobody will get a heads up on the decision, as is always the case. President Obama, his administration and Congress will all likely be watching TV just like everyone else to get the final word from the Supreme Court.
[Updated at 9:40 a.m. ET] We don't yet precisely when President Obama may react to the court decision. It could be a while after the decision because it could take a while for officials to review the decision if it's convoluted.
[Updated at 9:35 a.m. ET] Most of the reporters who want to hear the opinion being read from the bench have left to go into the courtroom. The general public is also being seated at this time.
Before court begins the public and reporters will be given orders for how everyone should handle themselves when the rulings come down. CNN Supreme Court Producer Bill Mears said it is often solemn and many people are paying intense attention to the justices.
Mears notes that there are lots of security measures in place to make sure no electronics are in the building and to try and look for any signs the general public may want to get in the court. Neither of those are allowed.
[Updated at 9:35 a.m. ET] The court will also post the written opinions on their website within five minutes of when they announce it from the bench.
[Updated at 9:31 a.m. ET] At this point, the opinions have been printed out, likely last night by the government printing office. They were brought over, likely this morning, to the clerk's office and kept under lock and key.
At some point copies will be transported to the public information office, where they will remain until about 10 a.m. ET.
At this point the clerks and justices know ruling. The rest of us are just waiting.
CNN Supreme Court Producer Bill Mears notes that early votes were probably taken after oral arguments, but justices can change their mind, and nothing is set in stone until the full opinions are done and eventually read out.
Many people are worried that there will be a majority opinion, but many different reasonings behind the opinion. A majority is nice, Mears said, but you hope the court will speak with one voice regarding what the Constitution has to say about the issue. It will be helpful for Congress, should they have to make any changes based on the ruling.
It may take some time to figure out exactly what the court is saying and where it is going.
[Updated at 9:29 a.m. ET] Despite the fact that we're awaiting a historic decision at the Supreme Court, the process here at the court is business as usual, Mears said.
Reporters will wait to receive the box containing the Supreme Court opinions. Reporters will line up and grab a copy for themselves and start to break it down.
We may be able to tell you right away whether the individual mandate itself was upheld or not, but there are a lot of questions the justices are looking at here. So it may take a bit of time before we get a full, clear idea of the court's entire ruling. We're waiting to see whether they will handle each issue one-by-one or now.
Speaking of that, here's a quick primer on the main questions the court will be examining:
– Does the law overstep federal authority, particularly with the "individual mandate" that requires nearly everyone to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty?
– Must the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be scrapped if that key provision is unconstitutional?
– Are the lawsuits brought by the states and other petitioners barred under the Anti-Injunction Act and must they wait until the law goes into effect?
– Are states being "coerced" by the federal government to expand their share of Medicaid costs and administration, with the risk of losing that funding if they refuse?
[Updated at 9:14 a.m. ET] In many ways the frenzy at the courtroom here has a similar feeling to Bush v. Gore, CNN Supreme Court Producer Bill Mears said. But it is even more heightened because for that case the court didn't say when they were going to issue the opinion and it ended up coming down at night.
With health care, we know the ruling is coming down today and you can feel the drama in the air.
Protesters, demonstrators and onlookers have taking that as an opportunity to come and view a part of history. There seems to be a greater intensity and electricity around the court since we know we will get this ruling in about an hour, Mears said.
[Updated at 9:13 a.m. ET] Things will get going in the court at about 10 a.m. Here's how things will begin: The marshal of the court, Pamela Talkin will gavel the court to order, the audience will rise, the justices will enter from a big, red draped curtain.
The Supreme Court justices stand in front of their seats and the marshal will recite an introduction: "Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons having business before the Honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States, are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the Court is now sitting. God save the United States and this Honorable Court."
The gavel will bang and everyone will sit and Chief Justice John Roberts will take over.
We expect health care will be the third and last opinion to be released, but we can't be sure of the order.
The Chief Justice will introduce the justice reading the majority decision. That justice will read part of the opinion from the bench. The dissenting judges also have the chance to do the same. When all opinions are done, the court will recess for the summer.
[Updated at 9:00 a.m. ET] We're about an hour from the big ruling and CNN's Supreme Court Producer Bill Mears notes it is a crazed atmosphere in the press room at the Supreme Court this morning.
There's about three dozen live cameras outside and a dozen more other cameras around the building, Mears said. And there are about at least 100 people in line to hear the oral arguments but only 50 to 75 seats available. Not everybody who wants to witness history will get a chance today.
[Posted at 7:00 a.m. ET] The Supreme Court will rule on Thursday on the constitutionality of the health care law and could issue as many as four separate opinions on it.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA) was signed into law March 23, 2010, passed by a Democratic congressional majority and championed by President Barack Obama. It has about 2,700 pages and contains 450 some provisions.
There are four key issues the court is considering when examining the sweeping health care reform law championed by Obama:
– Does the law overstep federal authority, particularly with the "individual mandate" that requires nearly everyone to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty?
– Must the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be scrapped if that key provision is unconstitutional?
– Are the lawsuits brought by the states and other petitioners barred under the Anti-Injunction Act and must they wait until the law goes into effect?
– Are states being "coerced" by the federal government to expand their share of Medicaid costs and administration, with the risk of losing that funding if they refuse?
The high court begins releasing decisions at 10 a.m. ET, and we'll be live blogging throughout the morning bringing you updates from CNN Supreme Court Producer Bill Mears and CNN Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin, among others, to break down the rulings and providing analysis and reaction.
If the Supreme Court has decided the Obama Care is really a tax, then isn't the law null and void, because it did not pass by a 2/3 majority, as required for all new taxes? It was funny watching President Obama's interview chastising the interviewer for looking up the definition of tax in the Miriam Webster dictionary, and accusing him of stretching it. It was like watching President Clinton saying, "it depends on what your definition of "is" is."
Thomas Jefferon warned us this day was coming. Well I guess it's here. Here are my recommendations. All conservatives need to go to the bank Monday morning and pull out all of your cash. Then call your broker and sell all of your stock. Then call your employer and refile your W4 with 30 exemptions to dry up the 941 deposits to the government. These steps will crash the monetary system and it won't matter to us because we will have our cash and we can leave the country.
I am doing this Monday first thing! I need 60 million of you to help me
It's about time that the US starts taking care of its people. Obama/Biden 2012
I am so glad that someone saw the need for medical care for Americans. It may not be perfect but it is a beginning. About all the complaining about forcing someone to purchase health insurance. We are already forced to purchase Home Owners insurance if we have a mortgage and if we want to drive an automobile we are forced to have liability. I look at it that if someone does not carry health insurance then we pay through OUR health insurance for them when they get sick. Give me a break people forget the politics and think out of the party box.
wrong. all wrong. time will tell
The Affordable Care Act is now Law .Love or hate it the fact that real Americans are benefiting from the new Change ,Women gives them greater control over their health care,Eliminates Co-payment for preventative services,Ensures. basic preventative Services. Children and young adults will have greater access to quality care.Health plans can no longer deny coverage to children with pre-existing conditions.
Women will not have to pay more than men for the same insurance polices.Women will not denied coverage because they are sick or have pre-existing conditions.
The Affordable Care Act means better health care for women and with these changes reduce the cost of Health Care and Health Insurance.
The Affordable Care Act means better health care for Women ,Children. Making health care insurance more Affordable is intent of this Law giving Americans more control over their health care .Making Individual health insurance more affordable is the intent of this new law. With Lower health Insurance cost,It allows Americans more access to Health Care.
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LONG BEACH, CA—Is texting shorthand a convenience, a catastrophe for the English language, or actually something new and special? John McWhorter, a linguist at Columbia University, sides with the latter. According to McWhorter, texting is actually a new form of speech, and he outlined the reasons why today at the TED2013 conference in Southern California.
We often hear that "texting is a scourge," damaging the literacy of the young. But it's "actually a miraculous thing," McWhorter said. Texting, he argued, is not really writing at all—not in the way we have historically thought about writing. To explain this, he drew an important distinction between speech and writing as functions of language. Language was born in speech some 80,000 years ago (at least). Writing, on the other hand, is relatively new (5,000 or 6,000 years old). So humanity has been talking for longer than it has been writing, and this is especially true when you consider that writing skills have hardly been ubiquitous in human societies.
Furthermore, writing is typically not a reflection of casual speech. "We speak in word packets of seven to 10 words. It's much more loose, much more telegraphic," McWhorter said. Of course, speech can imitate writing, particularly in formal contexts like speechmaking. He pointed out that in those cases you might speak like you write, but it's clearly not a natural way of speaking.
But what about writing like you speak? Historically this has been difficult. Speed is a key issue. "[Texting is] fingered-speech. Now we can write the way we talk," McWhorter said. Yet we view this as some kind of decline. We don't capitalize words, obey grammar or spelling rules, and the like. Yet there is an "emerging complexity…with new structure" at play. To McWhorter, this structure facilitates the speed and packeted nature of real speech.
Take "LOL," for instance. It used to mean "laughing out loud," but its meaning has changed. People aren't guffawing every time they write it. Now "it's a marker of empathy, a pragmatic particle," he said. "It's a way of using the language between actual people."
This is just one example of a new battery of conventions McWhorter sees in texting. They are conventions that enable writing like we speak. Consider the rules of grammar. When you talk, you don't think about capitalizing names or putting commas and question marks where they belong. You produce sounds, not written language. Texting leaves out many of these conventions, particularly among the young, who make extensive use of electronic communication tools.
McWhorter thinks what we are experiencing is a whole new way of writing that young people are using alongside their normal writing skills. It is a "balancing act… an expansion of their linguistic repertoire," he argued.
The result is a whole new language, one that wouldn't be intelligible to people in the year 1993 or 1973. And where it's headed, it will likely be unintelligible to us were we to jump ahead 20 years in time. Nevertheless, McWhorter wants us to appreciate it now: "It's a linguistic miracle happening right under our noses," he said.
Forget the "death of writing" talk. Txt-speak is a new, rapidly evolving form of speech.
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Dr. Greenberg received his Bachelor of Arts in History of Science, Medicine and Technology from the Johns Hopkins University, and both Masters and Doctoral degrees from Cornell University's Department of Science & Technology Studies. His dissertation work on the early history of the consumer videocassette recorder and the invention of the video rental industry was published as "From Betamax to Blockbuster" by the MIT Press (2008). The research was notable for the extensive use of online media to collect oral histories of early video store owners, employees and customers.
After completing his graduate work, Dr. Greenberg worked as Associate Director for Research Projects at George Mason University's Center for History and New Media, as well as Research Assistant Professor in the University's Department of History and Art History. At CHNM, he co-founded the Zotero project, developed and promoted ways of using the Internet to further historical research, and helped build several systems that eventually evolved into the content management platform Omeka.
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What is vasectomy?
Vasectomy is a surgical procedure performed to make a man sterile or unable to father a child. It's a permanent male birth control measure, and a means of contraception used in many parts of the world.
Generally, vasectomy leaves the patient unchanged except that the vas deferens—the tubes leading to the testes—are blocked. The testes still produce sperm, but the sperm die and are absorbed by the body. A man who's had a vasectomy still produces semen and is able to ejaculate, but the semen doesn't contain sperm and is unable to impregnate. The level of testosterone remains the same and all male sexual characteristics remain the same. For most men, the ability to have an erection is unchanged.
Among married couples in this country, only female sterilization and oral contraception are relied on more often for family planning.
What are the different types of vasectomy?
Conventional vasectomy. The conventional method is a surgical procedure that involves small incisions made on each side of a man's scrotum. The tube leading from each testicle, called the vas deferens, is cut and sealed in order to stop sperm from reaching the prostate where it mixes with the semen. Without sperm in the semen, a man can't make his partner pregnant.
No-scalpel or nonsurgical vasectomy. In the no-scalpel method, rather than making an incision, the doctor makes only one tiny puncture into the skin with a special instrument. This same instrument is used to gently stretch the skin opening so that the tubes can be reached easily.
The tubes are then blocked, using the same method as in conventional vasectomy. Because no incision was made, there is little bleeding and no stitches are needed to close the tiny opening. The opening will heal quickly with little or no scarring.
Can a man have unprotected sex right after a vasectomy?
Although a man can usually resume sexual activity soon after vasectomy, precautions should be taken against pregnancy until a test shows that his semen is free of sperm.
A vasectomy procedure only blocks the vas deferens at the point where it was sealed. The vasectomy has no effect on sperm that are already beyond that point. Therefore, it's important to not have unprotected sexual intercourse until the absence of sperm from the ejaculate has been confirmed with two negative sperm checks, four to six weeks apart. Generally, the test is first performed after the patient has had 10 to 20 postvasectomy ejaculations.
What are the risks or side effects associated with a vasectomy?
Although complications, such as swelling, bruising, inflammation, and infection, may occur after the surgery, they aren't common and usually not serious. Men who, at any time, develop the following symptoms, as defined by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, should contact their doctors:
Epididymitis or orchitis. Epididymitis or orchitis (painful, swollen, and tender epididymis, or testis), may occur after vasectomy. This local inflammation most often occurs during the first year after surgery.
Immune system reactions. After vasectomy, the testes continue to make sperm. When the sperm cells die, they are absorbed by the body, just as they are in a man who hasn't had a vasectomy. Sometimes, however, men, following a vasectomy, develop immune reactions to sperm.
Sperm usually don't come in contact with immune cells, so they don't elicit an immune response. But, vasectomy breaches the barriers that separate immune cells from sperm, and men can develop antisperm antibodies after the surgery. Some doctors and researchers are concerned that these immune reactions against parts of one's own body could cause disease. Rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile diabetes, and multiple sclerosis are some of the illnesses suspected or known to be caused by immune reactions of this type.
Prostate cancer risk. Some studies have raised questions about a possible relationship between having a vasectomy and the risk of developing prostate cancer—the most common cancer in American men and the second leading cause of cancer death, after lung cancer. Other studies have shown no increase in prostate cancer among men who have had a vasectomy.
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There's a whole lot of shaking going on the RidicuList. Anderson Cooper adds the Shake Weight to the list.
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I actually received the shake weight as part of a white elephant gift exchange when no one wanted to take it from me, i got stuck with it. I am too embarrassed to even try it out...lol love the ridiculist.
Haha That's EXACTLY what i thought the first time i saw the commercial! Then of course I thought that it's just my dirty mind... But now it's real nice to know that Anderson and i think alike ;D
Too funny! Agree with Pauline, keep the ridiculist going. Any chance of getting a "share on Facebook" link?
Anderson-Love your shows-Shake Weight is just too funny-Love the Ridiculist-Keep it going
Those Shake Weights are selling here in the UK, pretty shocked about the price tag though, and a bit gimmicky...
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Michael Gerson: The exhausted political class
The bipartisan budget deal was a welcome exception to congressional gridlock. It was not, unfortunately, an indication that gridlock has been broken in any lasting or fundamental way.
Speaker John Boehner publicly lost his temper with tea party groups because their political strategy -- demonstrated in the manifest failure of the government shutdown -- neglected to specify a path to victory. In selling the budget deal to Republican lawmakers, Boehner and Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan proposed such a path: Keep the public spotlight on the cascading failures of the Affordable Care Act instead of drawing attention to GOP brinkmanship and internal divisions.
This was the appeal -- avoid self-destruction while your opponent is self-destructing -- that ended up persuading two-thirds of the Republican Study Committee (the House's conservative caucus) and should secure the requisite number of Senate Republican votes. It is a perfectly rational political argument. But it is hardly the prelude to future legislative ambition.
Put another way: The budget agreement was passed by the House precisely because it was small -- small in its discretionary spending increases, in its entitlement adjustments, and in controversial ideological content. It was not a precedent for grand compromises on immigration or tax reform. We are seeing a truce in the budget wars, not the emergence of a centrist governing coalition.
The budget agreement was also notable for the role played by President Obama -- which was pretty much none at all. He was marginal to the deal, which had almost nothing to do with his policy priorities.
Given the inherent powers of the office, a president is never fully or finally irrelevant. President George W. Bush, for example, was at a low ebb of popularity and political influence when he pursued the troop surge in Iraq. In a consequential foreign policy decision, or at a time of national crisis, the chief executive makes a sudden return to indispensability.
But Obama now risks permanent damage to his standing as a leader. His main legislative achievement, the Affordable Care Act, is broadly tarnished or politically toxic. Polls indicate growing questions about Obama's credibility and competence -- mainly due to the contrast between the way Obamacare was sold and the way it has been implemented. (In a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey, just 37 percent of Americans gave Obama high marks for being "honest and straightforward".) Though the midterm elections are still a ways off, control of the Senate could easily switch. A Republican Senate majority would make Obama the lamest of ducks.
The relatively minor White House personnel adjustments the president has so far announced convey little sense of urgency. And his main problem is not personnel-related. It is the messy, unfolding reality of Obamacare. Uptake remains anemic -- at last count, about 3 million short of the administration's 3.3 million year-end goal. New regulations have caused disruptions in health insurance markets, including lost and restricted coverage and premium increases. The president did little to prepare Americans for these predictable outcomes, making it difficult for him to credibly argue that these costs are worth the benefits (which, for some Americans, they are). And speaking of costs, Obamacare's new taxes begin to bite this coming year.
So, the president (with suspect credibility and competence) is weakened, while Republicans in Congress (with doubts about their compassion and willingness to compromise) are highly unpopular. American politics seems like a contest of two exhausted boxers. Both have made serious mistakes. Both have been unable (so far) to deliver a decisive blow. Sometimes (as in the budget deal) they hang on to each other to keep from falling down.
Over the years, the policy effects of this political exhaustion have been surprisingly mixed. On fiscal issues, the legislative clinches have added up. In recent years, the two parties have agreed to just over $2 trillion in reduced spending (over 10 years) and raised taxes by about $700 billion during the same period -- cutting the 10-year deficit in half. In the absence of serious entitlement reform, America's long-term fiscal prognosis remains disastrous. But the shorter-term deficit is in significantly better shape.
Yet on domestic policy -- including immigration and issues related to economic opportunity and mobility -- little gets accomplished. Democrats have few results to show since the 2010 election. Republicans, meanwhile, have conducted a debilitating, internal debate over whether the crafting of domestic policy is even an appropriate federal role.
America is a nation with serious public challenges -- and a political class exhausted by minimal exertions.
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Can You Afford to Look Like Jennifer Aniston?
It takes some serious cash to be as gorgeous as this movie star trendsetter -- but how much exactly? It'll shock you
At home, Aniston mostly uses Chris McMillan products. His starter kit, which includes shampoo, conditioner, and repair mask, is a shockingly affordable $29.95.
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by Dee Friday, May 3, 2013 at 03:02PM Report as inappropriate
I don't mean to be rude, but I don't want to look like Jennifer. She is no great beauty (except for her exception God-given blue eyes) nor is she a particularly good actress. Her hair? She needed a new cut years ago.
by GigiSD Friday, April 12, 2013 at 09:37PM Report as inappropriate
what a ridiculous reason to name, ask every doctor you know, a deviated septum does not include a smaler finer new nose. if you undergo a normal deviated septum , the shape of your nose doesnt change. you have to break the nose to change the shape of your nose, a deviated septum does not include that. well, but airheads will believe it. thanks to google, no one has to stay stupid, you can easily inform yourself, thats the problem with her statements, she thinks shes still in the 90´s. her chin looks different too, i bet she have implants inside like paris hilton, she also had a different chin when she was younger.
by anna_windsor Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 03:09AM Report as inappropriate
I've always loved the color of her hair and skin tone. In relation to how much $$ she makes, that's a drop in the bucket.
by misty_finley_clark Monday, March 4, 2013 at 01:15PM Report as inappropriate
She's just ok, she's not a raving beauty and not a high caliber actress.....I'm personally sick of hearing/seeing/reading about her!
by trishsterette Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 09:48AM Report as inappropriate
Seriously interesting. It makes sense that she spends so much, its her job to look good at all times. And cost is relative.
by kimihavens Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 02:53PM Report as inappropriate
Interesting, but I wonder how accurate.
by Chris213 Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 04:30AM Report as inappropriate
2 months of that would amount to about as much as the cost for the surgery my sister needs .. lol jeez
by Sohee Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 08:49PM Report as inappropriate
i can not afford all this . even if i could i would not spend that much money on anything except a house and a car
by beth_gramkow Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 01:25AM Report as inappropriate
Well I'll definitely try out her face soap, but man.
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11 A.M. NOV. 1 UPDATE: Roads, rail, airports, events, power
11 A.M. NOV. 1: Information on roads, rail and airports; events and power
Here is an update on travel conditions at the University, in Princeton and surrounding communities. Conditions are changing hour by hour as utility crews clear roads and restore power, and as travel providers restore service. Please use the links below for the latest information, and use caution and common sense while traveling.
Highways and major roads leading to the University are open. However, because of lingering power outages, many traffic lights are still out and turn restrictions are in effect.
Hundreds of secondary roads and side streets remain blocked by fallen trees and power lines. Many traffic lights are out of service.
Roads and walkways on campus are clear and open.
Long lines of vehicles are forming at many gas stations in Princeton and surrounding towns. Because of power outages, some stations are closed.
Drivers intending to refuel in the Princeton area should allot extra time to wait to in line.
The major airports serving Princeton have reopened. Flight schedules are ramping up but have not returned to normal.
These sites have the latest information:
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (JFK, LGA, EWR)
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
Passengers are strongly advised to check with their airlines for information on specific flights.
New Jersey Transit rail lines, including the "Dinky" line between Princeton Junction and campus, are out of service. For updates, go to njtransit.com.
Amtrak Northeast Corridor service is disrupted. Check with Amtrak for the latest updates.
SEPTA trains, including regional rail service between Philadelphia and Trenton, are running.
The University's Tiger Transit system has resumed limited operations, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Campus Events
The campus reopened Thursday, and most events were to resume as scheduled, including athetics team practices. The football game Saturday against Penn will be played as scheduled. However, the annual Community and Staff Day has been postponed until Nov. 17.
Note: At the University, power has been restored to normal at most buildings. There are still scattered outages in off-campus locations, including some graduate student housing. For the latest information, visit the Department of Facilities' "outage" page.


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Cracking PGP, TrueCrypt, and other strong encryption packages just got more affordable, with the release of a $300 package that can pluck decryption keys out of computer memory in certain cases.
Thursday's release of the Elcomsoft Forensic Disk Decryptor poses the biggest threat to people who leave their pre-OS X 10.7.2 Mac laptops or FireWire-equipped PCs in hibernate or sleep states while encrypted drives are mounted. It has long been possible to use the FireWire or Mac Thunderbolt interfaces to retrieve the contents of volatile memory on machines that are password-protected but not powered down. But until now, it has cost closer to $1,000 for an easy and reliable way to use that data against people using strong full-disk encryption programs.
The new product from Moscow-based ElcomSoft changes that. Like Passware, which Ars first chronicled in 2009, it's able to comb through memory dumps and locate the cryptographic keys stored inside. But at a third of the price, Forensic Disk Decryptor could bring that capability to a much larger customer base.
Not quite perfect
Current versions of Passware and Full Disk Decryptor are marketed as being able to extract keys used by PGP, TrueCrypt, Apple's FileVault, and Microsoft's BitLocker. These encryption programs are widely regarded as providing near-perfect implementations of strong cryptography, making them reliable ways for executives and other high-value targets to encrypt single files, drive partitions, or entire disks. But there's a catch: The programs are only able to read or write to encrypted areas by storing a cryptographic key in computer memory. That opens the door to attackers who can access the memory and then ferret out the key. (The ElcomSoft product only isolates the key. Software and hardware for acquiring the memory dump must be acquired separately.)
Forensic Disk Decryptor works best against machines that have a FireWire port, but there are other ways an attacker might also access keys stored in memory. The most obvious alternative is the Thunderbolt interface included on newer Macs. Like FireWire, it also appears to grant users direct memory access, although blog posts here and here report this behavior was quietly fixed in OS X version 10.7.2 (thanks to Ars reader spookware for the links).
On Macs that predate that version, that would make it possible for attackers to carry out the same types of attacks. Another possibility is obtaining a file that gets written to disk just prior to a computer being put into hibernation. If the encrypted disk is mounted during that process, the key is likely to be contained inside the file. A third possible avenue is retrieving a key stored in unencrypted virtual machine memory that gets written to a hard drive.
Security experts have known of these types of attacks since at least 2008, when a team of scientists demonstrated a "cold boot" attack that directed a canned air dispenser on a targeted computer after it had been switched off. (Some say such attacks are much older.) By super cooling the machine's memory chips, the researchers were able to preserve the RAM contents long enough to extract keys used by BitLocker, FileVault, and TrueCrypt.
Marketers at ElcomSoft have gone to great lengths to portray Disk Decryptor as something novel. That's an exaggeration that loses the larger point. While these attacks have been possible for years, they're becoming easier and more inexpensive to carry out. It wouldn't be surprising to see similarly reliable open-source software released in the next few years, assuming it isn't already available.
What this means is that if you rely on strong encryption to protect the contents of a hard drive, you shouldn't leave your computer in sleep or hibernation mode and assume your secrets are safe. In a matter of minutes, an attacker who finds it unattended may be able to dump the memory and retrieve the key, even if the machine is password protected. This capability has existed for years, but it's quickly becoming a script kiddie exercise. People who truly value their privacy and have no use for the FireWire or Thunderbolt ports on their machines may want to consider destroying them, as one savvy computer user has suggested.
Readers should also understand that Forensic Disk Decryptor and similar programs aren't exploiting any vulnerabilities in PGP or the other strong crypto apps being attacked. In-memory key storage is a requirement for the affected programs to work. Still, release of the $300 program means it's easier than ever for someone with access to your PC to rifle through contents you long assumed were off-limits. Remember that the next time you plan to leave it unattended, even for just a few minutes.
Update, December 21, 2012 3:30 California time:
David Finkelstein, Symantec's director of encryption development wrote in an e-mail:
Regardless of what any press release may say, your article incorrectly states that PGP encrypted systems placed into hibernation can be easily cracked with forensic tools.
When a system running PGP Whole Disk Encryption enters hibernation, the hibernation file is stored encrypted on the disk. Any user must re-enter their password (or insert their hardware token and provide the associated PIN) before the system will resume from hibernation. An attacker cannot gain access to the disk key from a hibernated system that is employing PGP Whole Disk Encryption.
He went on to write: "And of course, my comments only apply to systems that have the entire disk encrypted. If you only encrypt a partition (or two), it is possible that the hibernation file (or hibernation partition) is not encrypted."
Post updated to add details about OS X 10.7.2. Headline updated to remove PGP.
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Bring on the margaritas at this Tex-Mex chain.
Openings: Lunch & Dinner daily
- Dress code: Casual
- Kid-friendly
- Take-out available
Chili's Bar & Grill Restaurant Review:
This chain draws families and a younger crowd to its colorful restaurants. The Tex-Mex theme is played out in Saltillo-tiled floors, Mexican-tiled tables, ceiling fans and artifacts. One running theme is coyote tracks strategically embedded in the floor tiles of every Chili's. The restaurants serve premium margaritas and feature all the usuals --- nachos, wings, chili con queso, fajitas, ribs and burgers dominate the menu, but you can get a veggie burger or grilled chicken, too. If you're not worried about your waistline, the chocolate chip paradise pie or chocolate brownie sundae await. If you're watching your weight, stick to the Lighter Choices menu, which includes calorie totals. If you're watching your budget, ask about dinner for two for $20, or the $6-$8 lunch combos. Other locations.


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Here are the 10 best quotes of 2012 — and one of Mitt Romney's gems tops the list
Pat Cunningham
Fred Shapiro, associate librarian at Yale Law School, has released his seventh annual list of the most notable quotations of the year.
Top honors go to Mitt Romney for this memorable passage:
There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what … who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims. … These are people who pay no income tax. … and so my job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.
Romney also took second ...


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Winter has been rough on fish
Most people don't think of fish having a difficult time surviving harsh winters, but winterkill is the most common type of fish kill in Michigan and this winter has been lengthy enough to cause issues in some lakes.
"This has been a pretty tough winter, especially compared to last year," said Dave Borgeson, fisheries biologist with the Department of Natural Resources. "The ice cover has been on the lakes for quite a while now. You might remember, last year we had a big warm up and the ice left the lakes pretty early."
Ice cover is the key factor when discussing winter fish kills. The cap of ice limits the amount of oxygen that can enter the water, thus creating a situation of diminishing oxygen levels until the ice cover leaves the lake.
"We really see problems in the shallow lakes and lakes with lots of vegetation," explained Borgeson. "The greater the volume of water to pull oxygen from the less the chance of winterkill. That same goes for vegetation. The more vegetation in a lake, the more oxygen that gets burned up."
Fish species vary in their sensitivity to low oxygen. Trout are most sensitive, followed by walleye, bass, and bluegill. Northern pike, yellow perch, and pumpkinseed are hearty as far as oxygen is concerned, able to tolerate conditions that would be lethal for more sensitive fish.
Water testing can be done to determine the odds of a winterkill, but the most common method of detection is the old-fashioned eyeball test.
As the ice leaves the lakes, anglers will be quick to get their boats ready and out on the water. These spring anglers will likely be the ones to sound the alarm on a fish kill, being the first on the water to see dead fish.
"Seeing dead fish is really the only way you'll notice a winter fish kill," Borgeson said.
Fish actually die in late winter, but may not be noticed until a month after the ice leaves the lake because the dead fish are temporarily preserved by the cold water.
Winterkill begins with distressed fish gasping for air at holes in the ice and ends with large numbers of dead fish which bloat as the water warms in early spring.
Dead fish may appear fuzzy because of secondary infection by fungus, but the fungus was not the cause of death.
"Its hard to say what we will see this year," Borgeson added. "We won't really know until the ice is off. This has been a little tougher winter though. In those shallow lakes with lots of weeds, fish could be affected."


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